Eglamore - Part 5
[Part V.]
77
Now is Eglamore whole & sound,
& well healed of his wound;
homeward then wold hee flare.
of the Emperour he tooke leaue I-wis,
of the daughter, & of the Empresse,
& of all the meany tha t were there.
Christabell was most in his thought:
the dragons head hee home brought,
on his speare he itt bare.
by tha t 7 weekes were come to end,
in the land of Artoys can he Lend,
wheras the Erle gan ffare.
78
in the court was told, as I vnderstand,
how tha t Eglamore was come to Land
w i th the dragons head.
his Squier rode againe him soone,
“S i r, thus hath our Lord doone;
ffaire Christabell is dead!
a ffaire sonne shee had borne;
bothe they are now fforlorne
through his ffalse read;
In a shipp hee put them 2,
& w i th the wind let them goe.”
then swooned he where hee stood.
79
“alas!” then said the K nigh t soe ffree,
“Lord! where may my maidens bee
tha t in her chamber was?”
the Squier answered him ffull soone,
“as soone as shee was doone,
ech one their way did passe.”
Eglamore went into the hall
before the Squiers & knights all:
“& thou, Erle of Artoys!
take,” he said, “the dragons head!
all his mine tha t here his lead!
what dost thou in this place?”
80
great dole itt was to heere
when he called Christabell his fere:
“what! art thou drowned in the sea?
god tha t dyed on the rood bitterlye,
on thy soule haue mercye,
and on tha t younge child soe ffree!”
the Erle was soe feard of Eglamore
tha t he was ffaine to take his tower;
tha t euermore woe him bee!
Eglamore said, “soe god me saue,
all tha t the order of K nigh t-hoode will haue,
rise vp & goe with mee!”
81
they were ffull faine to do his will;
vp they rose, & came him till;
he gaue them order soone.
the while tha t he in hall abode,
32 knights he made,
ffrom morne till itt was noone.
those tha t liuing had none,
he gaue them liuing to liue vpon,
ffor Christabell to pray soone.
then anon, I vnderstand,
he tooke the way to the holy Land,
where god on the rood was done
82
S i r Eglamore, as you heare,
he dwelled there 15 yeere
the heathen men amonge;
ffull manffullye he there him bare,
where any deeds of armes were,
against him tha t liued wronge.
in battell or in turnament
there might no man w i thstand his dent,
but downe right he him thronge
by tha t 15 yeeres were gone,
his sonne tha t the griffon had tane,
was waxen both stiffe and stronge.
83
now was degrabell waxen wight;
the K ing of Isarell dubbd him a K nigh t
and Prince w i th his hand
Listen, Lords great and small,
of what manner of armes he bare,
& yee will vnderstand:
he bare in azure, a griffon of gold
richlye portrayed in the mold,
on his clawes hanginge
a man child in a mantle round
& w i th a girdle of gold bound,
without any Leasinge
84
the K ing of Isarell, hee waxed old;
to degrabell his sonne he told,
“I wold thou had a wiffe
while tha t I liue, my sonne deere;
when I am dead, thou hast noe ffere,
riches is soe riffe.”
a messenger stoode by the K ing :
“in Ægipt is a sweet thing,
I know noe such on liue;
the K ing , fforsooth, this oath hath sworne,
there shall none her haue tha t is borne
But he winne her by striffe”
the King said, “by the rood,
wee will not Lett if shee bee good;
haue done, & buske vs swythe.”
anon-right they made them yare,
& their armour to the shipp thé bare,
to passe the watter beliue.
85
by tthat 7 dayes were comen to end,
in ægipt Land they gan Lend,
the vncouthe costes to see.
messengers went before to tell,
“here cometh the K ing of Isarell
w i th a ffaire Meany,
& the Prince w i th many a K nigh t,
ffor to haue yo u r daughter bright,
if itt yo u r wil be.”
the K ing said, “I trow I shall
ffind Lodging ffor you all;
right welcome yee are to mee!”
86
then trumpetts in the shipp rose,
& euery man to Land goes;
the K nigh ts were clothed in pall
the younge K nigh t of 15 yeere,
he rydeth, as yee may heere,
a ffoote aboue them all.
the K ing of Isarell on the Land,
the K ing of Ægipt takes him by the hand
& Ledd him into the hall:
“S i r,” said the K ing , “ffor charitye,
will you lett mee yo u r daughter see,
white as bone of whall?”
87
the Lady ffrom the chamber was brought;
w i th mans hands shee seemed wrought
& carued out of tree.
her owne sonne stood & beheld:
“well worthye him tha t might weld!”
thus to himselfe thought hee.
the K ing of Isarell asked then
if that she might passe the streame,
his sonnes wiffe ffor to bee
“S i r,” said the K ing , “if tha t you may
meete me a stroake to-morrowe,
thine asking grant I thee.”
88
Lords in hall were sett,
& waites blew to the meate
they made all royall cheere;
the 2 K ing s the desse began,
S i r Degrabell & his mother then,
the 2 were sibb ffull neere.
then K nigh ts went to sitt I-wis,
& euery man to his office,
to serue the K nigh ts deere;
& affter meate washed they,
& Clarkes grace gan say
in hall, as you may heere.
89
then on the morrow when day sprong
gentlemen in their armour throng,
Degrabell was dight;
the K ing of Ægipt gan him say
in a ffaire ffeeld tha t day
w i th many a noble Knight
what time the great Lord might him see,
they asked, “what Lord tha t might bee
w i th the griffon soe bright?”
the ruler of tha t game gan tell,
“this is the Prince of Isarell!
beware! ffor he is wight.”
90
the K ing of Ægipt tooke a shafft;
the Prince saw tha t, & sadlye sate,
if he were neuer soe keene.
against the K ing he made him bowne,
And on the ground he cast him downe,
the ground tha t was soe greene
they K ing said, “soe god me saue,
thou art worthy her to haue!”
soe said they all by-deene.
91
euerye Lord gan other assay,
& squiers on the other day,
tha t doughtye were of deede.
S i r Degrabell his troth hee plight;
& Christabell, tha t Ladye bright,
to church they her ledd.
through the might of god he spedd,
his owne mother there he wedd,
in Romans as wee reade.
shee saw his armes him beforne;
shee thought of him tha t was forlorne,
shee wept like to be dead.
92
“what cheere,” he said, “my Lady cleere?”
what weepe you, & make such heauye cheere?
methinkes you are in thought.”
“S i r, in yo u r armes now I see
a ffoule tha t [rafte] on a time ffrom mee
a child tha t I deere bought,
tha t in a scarlett mantle was wound,
& in a girdle of gold bound
tha t richely was wrought.”
the K ing of Isarell said ffull right,
“in my fforrest the ffoule gan Light;
a griffon to Land him brought.”
93
he sent a squier ffull hend,
& bade him ffor the mantle wende
that hee was in Layd.
beffore him itt was brought ffull yare,
the girdle & the mantle there,
tha t richlye were graued
“alas!” then said tha t Lady ffree,
“this same the Griffon tooke ffrom mee.”
in swoning downe shee braid
“how long agoe?” the K ing gan say
“S i r, 15 yeere par ma ffay.”
they assented to tha t shee said
94
“fforsooth, my sonne, I am afraid
tha t tó sibb maryage wee haue made
in the beginninge of this moone.”
“damsell, looke,—soe god me saue!—
w hi ch of my K nigh ts thou wilt haue.”
then degrabell answered soone,
“S i r, I hold you[r] Erles good,
& soe I doe my mother, by the roode,
tha t I wedded before they noone;
there shall none haue her certainlye
but if he winne her w i th maisterye
as I my-selfe haue doone.”
95
then euery Lo rd to other gan say,
“ffor her I will make delay
w i th a speare & sheeld in hand;
who-soe may winne tha t Lady clere,
ffor to be his wedded ffere,
must wed her in that Land.”
77
Now is Eglamore whole & sound,
& well healed of his wound;
homeward then wold hee flare.
of the Emperour he tooke leaue I-wis,
of the daughter, & of the Empresse,
& of all the meany tha t were there.
Christabell was most in his thought:
the dragons head hee home brought,
on his speare he itt bare.
by tha t 7 weekes were come to end,
in the land of Artoys can he Lend,
wheras the Erle gan ffare.
78
in the court was told, as I vnderstand,
how tha t Eglamore was come to Land
w i th the dragons head.
his Squier rode againe him soone,
“S i r, thus hath our Lord doone;
ffaire Christabell is dead!
a ffaire sonne shee had borne;
bothe they are now fforlorne
through his ffalse read;
In a shipp hee put them 2,
& w i th the wind let them goe.”
then swooned he where hee stood.
79
“alas!” then said the K nigh t soe ffree,
“Lord! where may my maidens bee
tha t in her chamber was?”
the Squier answered him ffull soone,
“as soone as shee was doone,
ech one their way did passe.”
Eglamore went into the hall
before the Squiers & knights all:
“& thou, Erle of Artoys!
take,” he said, “the dragons head!
all his mine tha t here his lead!
what dost thou in this place?”
80
great dole itt was to heere
when he called Christabell his fere:
“what! art thou drowned in the sea?
god tha t dyed on the rood bitterlye,
on thy soule haue mercye,
and on tha t younge child soe ffree!”
the Erle was soe feard of Eglamore
tha t he was ffaine to take his tower;
tha t euermore woe him bee!
Eglamore said, “soe god me saue,
all tha t the order of K nigh t-hoode will haue,
rise vp & goe with mee!”
81
they were ffull faine to do his will;
vp they rose, & came him till;
he gaue them order soone.
the while tha t he in hall abode,
32 knights he made,
ffrom morne till itt was noone.
those tha t liuing had none,
he gaue them liuing to liue vpon,
ffor Christabell to pray soone.
then anon, I vnderstand,
he tooke the way to the holy Land,
where god on the rood was done
82
S i r Eglamore, as you heare,
he dwelled there 15 yeere
the heathen men amonge;
ffull manffullye he there him bare,
where any deeds of armes were,
against him tha t liued wronge.
in battell or in turnament
there might no man w i thstand his dent,
but downe right he him thronge
by tha t 15 yeeres were gone,
his sonne tha t the griffon had tane,
was waxen both stiffe and stronge.
83
now was degrabell waxen wight;
the K ing of Isarell dubbd him a K nigh t
and Prince w i th his hand
Listen, Lords great and small,
of what manner of armes he bare,
& yee will vnderstand:
he bare in azure, a griffon of gold
richlye portrayed in the mold,
on his clawes hanginge
a man child in a mantle round
& w i th a girdle of gold bound,
without any Leasinge
84
the K ing of Isarell, hee waxed old;
to degrabell his sonne he told,
“I wold thou had a wiffe
while tha t I liue, my sonne deere;
when I am dead, thou hast noe ffere,
riches is soe riffe.”
a messenger stoode by the K ing :
“in Ægipt is a sweet thing,
I know noe such on liue;
the K ing , fforsooth, this oath hath sworne,
there shall none her haue tha t is borne
But he winne her by striffe”
the King said, “by the rood,
wee will not Lett if shee bee good;
haue done, & buske vs swythe.”
anon-right they made them yare,
& their armour to the shipp thé bare,
to passe the watter beliue.
85
by tthat 7 dayes were comen to end,
in ægipt Land they gan Lend,
the vncouthe costes to see.
messengers went before to tell,
“here cometh the K ing of Isarell
w i th a ffaire Meany,
& the Prince w i th many a K nigh t,
ffor to haue yo u r daughter bright,
if itt yo u r wil be.”
the K ing said, “I trow I shall
ffind Lodging ffor you all;
right welcome yee are to mee!”
86
then trumpetts in the shipp rose,
& euery man to Land goes;
the K nigh ts were clothed in pall
the younge K nigh t of 15 yeere,
he rydeth, as yee may heere,
a ffoote aboue them all.
the K ing of Isarell on the Land,
the K ing of Ægipt takes him by the hand
& Ledd him into the hall:
“S i r,” said the K ing , “ffor charitye,
will you lett mee yo u r daughter see,
white as bone of whall?”
87
the Lady ffrom the chamber was brought;
w i th mans hands shee seemed wrought
& carued out of tree.
her owne sonne stood & beheld:
“well worthye him tha t might weld!”
thus to himselfe thought hee.
the K ing of Isarell asked then
if that she might passe the streame,
his sonnes wiffe ffor to bee
“S i r,” said the K ing , “if tha t you may
meete me a stroake to-morrowe,
thine asking grant I thee.”
88
Lords in hall were sett,
& waites blew to the meate
they made all royall cheere;
the 2 K ing s the desse began,
S i r Degrabell & his mother then,
the 2 were sibb ffull neere.
then K nigh ts went to sitt I-wis,
& euery man to his office,
to serue the K nigh ts deere;
& affter meate washed they,
& Clarkes grace gan say
in hall, as you may heere.
89
then on the morrow when day sprong
gentlemen in their armour throng,
Degrabell was dight;
the K ing of Ægipt gan him say
in a ffaire ffeeld tha t day
w i th many a noble Knight
what time the great Lord might him see,
they asked, “what Lord tha t might bee
w i th the griffon soe bright?”
the ruler of tha t game gan tell,
“this is the Prince of Isarell!
beware! ffor he is wight.”
90
the K ing of Ægipt tooke a shafft;
the Prince saw tha t, & sadlye sate,
if he were neuer soe keene.
against the K ing he made him bowne,
And on the ground he cast him downe,
the ground tha t was soe greene
they K ing said, “soe god me saue,
thou art worthy her to haue!”
soe said they all by-deene.
91
euerye Lord gan other assay,
& squiers on the other day,
tha t doughtye were of deede.
S i r Degrabell his troth hee plight;
& Christabell, tha t Ladye bright,
to church they her ledd.
through the might of god he spedd,
his owne mother there he wedd,
in Romans as wee reade.
shee saw his armes him beforne;
shee thought of him tha t was forlorne,
shee wept like to be dead.
92
“what cheere,” he said, “my Lady cleere?”
what weepe you, & make such heauye cheere?
methinkes you are in thought.”
“S i r, in yo u r armes now I see
a ffoule tha t [rafte] on a time ffrom mee
a child tha t I deere bought,
tha t in a scarlett mantle was wound,
& in a girdle of gold bound
tha t richely was wrought.”
the K ing of Isarell said ffull right,
“in my fforrest the ffoule gan Light;
a griffon to Land him brought.”
93
he sent a squier ffull hend,
& bade him ffor the mantle wende
that hee was in Layd.
beffore him itt was brought ffull yare,
the girdle & the mantle there,
tha t richlye were graued
“alas!” then said tha t Lady ffree,
“this same the Griffon tooke ffrom mee.”
in swoning downe shee braid
“how long agoe?” the K ing gan say
“S i r, 15 yeere par ma ffay.”
they assented to tha t shee said
94
“fforsooth, my sonne, I am afraid
tha t tó sibb maryage wee haue made
in the beginninge of this moone.”
“damsell, looke,—soe god me saue!—
w hi ch of my K nigh ts thou wilt haue.”
then degrabell answered soone,
“S i r, I hold you[r] Erles good,
& soe I doe my mother, by the roode,
tha t I wedded before they noone;
there shall none haue her certainlye
but if he winne her w i th maisterye
as I my-selfe haue doone.”
95
then euery Lo rd to other gan say,
“ffor her I will make delay
w i th a speare & sheeld in hand;
who-soe may winne tha t Lady clere,
ffor to be his wedded ffere,
must wed her in that Land.”
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